StreamingSoundtracks.com - Batman Beyond - Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, Shirley Walker

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Batman Beyond Main Theme Kristopher Carter	0:59	65
02	Cold Vs. Hot Lolita Ritmanis	3:11	38
03	Terrific Trio Vs. Rocketeers Michael McCuistion	1:49	9
04	Bat-Slapped In Store Kristopher Carter	1:14	10
05	Farewells Lolita Ritmanis	2:42	30
06	Batman Defeats Chappell Kristopher Carter	2:12	6
07	Batman Chases Inque Kristopher Carter	2:41	50
08	Yachting With The Card Gang Shirley Walker	2:06	10
09	Batman's First Fight Michael McCuistion	2:54	14
10	The Legacy Continues Michael McCuistion	1:22	69
11	Hotel Scuffle Shirley Walker	1:55	7
12	Trouble In The Museum Shirley Walker	1:45	8
13	Inques Escapes! Kristopher Carter	1:20	11
14	Nuclear Lab Destruction Michael McCuistion	1:52	9
15	Golem Chases Shoppers Shirley Walker	1:58	7
16	Willie Defeated Shirley Walker	2:36	6
17	Genetic Theft Michael McCuistion	1:25	7
18	Joker Chase Lolita Ritmanis	3:06	19
19	Move To The Groove Lolita Ritmanis	1:14	7
20	Batman Beyond End Credits Shirley Walker	1:00	12

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Reviewers Rating

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Lots of electronic noise, but there are some great tracks

By:	LadyInque
Date:	13 Jan 2009
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The music for the original Batman: The Animated Series, written by Shirley Walker, is the best Batman music, written for the best Batman, in my opinion. Batman Beyond, a sort of futuristic updating of the Batman concept from the 90s, is a very different show with an entirely different sound, produced by the same composers. According to his liner notes for this album, producer Bruce Timm was hesitant about hiring Shirley Walker and her team to score this show, because he was afraid they wouldn’t be able to pull off the grungier, electronic sound he wanted. How wrong he was. “Never has crow tasted so sweet!” he writes.

This album contains cues from about 8 episodes from the first season of the show. I like it more than it deserves, because I adored the show, and those kinds of associations are very strong for me. But I’m sure the casual listener won’t like many of the tracks. Mostly they are crunchy, loud, rock-driven pieces that will probably give you a headache. However, there are some standouts. The “Main Theme” will give you a more than satisfactory sample of the sound. “Terrific Trio vs. The Rocketeers” and “Joker Chase,” for example, feature some nice rhythm. Some tracks are plain weird, like “Willie Defeated,” which worked very well in the show, but maybe not on its own. “Move to the Groove” is a Middle-Eastern-inspired dance track. You may like it.

There are two tracks on here that are my favorites, and I recommend them. “Farewells” is actually a suite of music from two different episodes, smooshed together probably because the scenes that feature the music are softer and more emotional. It begins with a piano solo but becomes almost entirely synthesizer (instrument and voice) and electric guitar, which may annoy some people. But I think you should give it a listen, just because it’s so different.

The standout track is “The Legacy Continues,” which is from the last scene of the first episode, when the new Batman is officially welcomed by the old. I just love the scene, and the track is great because, while it could have been kinda cloying, it isn’t. It’s subtle. It features a solo acoustic guitar and manages to be sad and hopeful at the same time. There’s a reason why it gets requested so often.

Request: “Main Theme” “Terrific Trio vs The Rocketeers” “Farewells” “The Legacy Continues”
Avoid: “Bat-slapped in Store” “Batman Defeats Chappell” (too much electronic distortion effects garbage) and “Trouble in the Museum”

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